The Nielsen Company

Graduate employer profile

The Nielsen Company works with the biggest names in FMCG, Retail, Finance, Media and Telecoms, and is the official market research services provider to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

At The Nielsen Company, we encourage and reward creativity, open-mindedness, fresh thinking and diverse perspectives. We are constantly striving to improve our clients’ understanding of their consumers in everything they do – from buying detergent to buying a car, from going to the movies to surfing the web. As the largest provider of global marketing and media information, Nielsen is one of the most trusted sources of intelligence for maximizing marketing success.

Clients work with us for many reasons: to measure their market performance; to understand consumer behaviour; to diagnose and solve marketing and sales issues; and to identify and capture growth opportunities.

The integrity and quality of what we provide is built on open communication inside and outside the company. Our clients need integrated solutions that draw from Nielsen’s wide capabilities and employee expertise to help them get where they want to go.

Our people are what make Nielsen successful and they continue to be the key to our future success. Nielsen employees are provided with continuous professional training to enable them to stay at the forefront of the latest marketing trends and forecasting technology.

We have a variety of graduate opportunities in several areas of our business. We offer a competitive graduate salary, bonus scheme, benefits, and generous holiday entitlement, as well as development and real long term career opportunities. Visit our careers site for further information.

Who we want

Our ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate an interest in market research and insight; strong analytical, communication and organisational skills and excellent attention to detail. An additional language is a requirement for some roles.

All candidates are required to be eligible to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide sponsorship for these roles.

The Nielsen Company fact file

Overall number of graduate vacancies
40

Sector(s)
Marketing
Sales

Region(s)
England - South East
England - West Midlands
England - Yorkshire and the Humber

Organisation locations
Oxford, Birmingham, Harrogate

Number of employees
35,000 worldwide

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